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Originally Posted by Noid
Fox wins.
As I was thinking about Bret Hart, and I do get that he was never the same after Montreal, the idea that immediately came to my head was Bret Hart working as Bret Hart would work in WCW, but forming his own team. I'm not sure what the Four Horsemen were doing at this time, but the idea of Chris Benoit being torn between aligning with them and Bret Hart would have been interesting. That would have made an epic War Games match down the line.
The rest of your plan sounds brilliant, Fox. Jericho could have been money for WCW with Goldberg selling the beat-down, while Goldberg was just money for being Goldberg. The money in Hulk Hogan being a face was a desperate move, and Hogan re-aligning himself with the nWo would have given them a boost while also protecting Goldberg.
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I appreciate your appreciation of my idea Noid. Cheers.
I think what would've eventually happened is that people would get sick of Goldberg, probably shortly after Starrcade 2000 (after defeating Hogan for the WCW World Title). My idea has him remaining undefeated for over 2 years. Eventually, people would want to see him get beat, but it would have to be the right time and the right person. Here's my idea:
After Starrcade 2000, Goldberg has vanquished the nWo - and for real this time. No more fucking nWo. No reunions, no smaller factions, nothing. Gone. Goldberg did it: he won the battle. But now what?
DDP steps up. "I helped you for the past 2 years, bro, to take down the nWo, and all I'm asking for is a god damn Title shot!" Goldberg gives him his shot at Souled Out 2000. The two have an amazing rematch from their HH 99 match and tear the place down. DDP actually hits the Diamond Cutter a couple of times and almost wins the match, but Goldberg kicks out both times. Goldberg hits the Spear and looks down at the broken body of DDP. He goes back to the corner and hits him with ANOTHER Spear. The announcers play up that this is far more vicious than they're used too. Goldberg hits a third Spear and finally the Jackhammer to retain his belt. The fans cheer his victory, as he's their hero, but it's not without a question in the back of their minds: why did he do that to DDP?
Page cuts a promo on Nitro saying that he's glad they had a good match and Goldberg is the better man on that night, but that he went too far. Goldberg gruffly states "You wanted it? YOU GOT IT." The next PPV Goldberg faces Sting and beats him in equally brutal fashion. As time progresses, Goldberg's style and vicious nature become more and more his dominant attributes: he's a fucking beast. And the problem is simple: NO ONE CAN STOP HIM. He's STILL undefeated.
This would all lead up to Chris Benoit versus Goldberg for the WCW World Title at Starrcade 2001. Benoit would spend the year defending the US Title against all comers, having 5 star classics and even beating his mentor and friend Bret Hart at Fall Brawl in a 60-minute Iron Man Match for the US Belt. At WW3, Benoit wins the 60-man battle royal and earns a shot at the World Title at Starrcade.
At this point, Goldberg would essentially be a full fledged heel: an unstoppable force who had lost all respect for his own fans and cared about nothing but being "the man." He would look down on Benoit as his challenger and encourage Bischoff to replace him as the match would be "too easy for him." Benoit would react to this by stepping up his game and spitting in Goldberg's face on an episode of Nitro.
At Starrcade 2001, the two men have a classic David vs. Goliath fight that sees Benoit pull out all the stops against the big man. And then it happens: Goldberg hits the Spear. He hits a second one. He goes for the third, taking a long time to let Benoit get back to his feet, and Chris gets planted for a third. Goldberg gets cocky and even goes outside the ring to yell at Bret Hart to shut his mouth. He gets back into the ring and goes for the Jackhammer, but Benoit reverses it into the Crippler Crossface. After maybe 60 seconds or more, Goldberg taps out.
Benoit is the new WCW World Champion, the first man to defeat Bill Goldberg, and not only that, but by fucking submission. A new era would begin in WCW.